THE STRAWBERRY APRIL 1906 



came; their grievances were considered, 

 their requests were, in the main, granted. 

 After all, lailroad men are human, and 

 like the rest of us, amenable to plain talk 

 and the spirit of fair play. Another thing, 

 the power of a united movement, when it 

 is just, is altogether out of proportion to 

 the number of individuals interested; by 

 that we mean to say, for instance, that 

 one hundred men. acting for a certain 

 purpose as individuals will accomplish 

 nothing in comparison to the same men 

 acting unitedly for that cause. That is 

 one reason for the existence of society it- 

 self. We should use this power of union 

 to its full. When we do there will be 

 little left of which to complain. 



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■pvON'T forget that good resolution 

 '-^ you made last June that, come what 

 would, you should set out a nice lot of 

 strawberry plants in the spring of 1906. 

 The time is here when you should be 

 putting that resolution into practical ef- 

 fect if ever you are to do it. First thing 

 to do now is to order your plants, or run 

 the risk of getting varieties that are not 

 your first choice if you postpone this sim- 

 ple action. Then see to it that the plot 

 you are to use is liberally covered with 

 stable manure, well-rotted if it be pos- 

 sible to secure it so. And as soon as the 

 soil is in condition get to work fining it 

 with hoe and rake into an ideal state for 

 the plants. These things done, you have 

 started out on a successful career as a 

 strawberry culturist. Follow it up with 

 good cultural methods and that success 

 will be assured. 



YJ^HILE there is no doubt that the 

 " leguminous crops, with the aid of 

 bacteria, will supply all the nitrogen re- 

 quired for extensive agriculture, there al- 

 ways will be a large demand for nitrates 

 for use by fruitmen and trucksters. This 

 lends large interest to a piece of news 

 that comes from Norway. Near Chris- 

 tiania in that country, we are informed, 

 the enormous water power is made use of 

 for the manufacture of nitric acid from 

 the nitrogen of the air. It is a long- 

 known fact that an electric spark will 

 cause the combination of nitrogen and 

 oxygen. It is said that in the experi- 

 mental trials a yield of 205 tons of nitric 

 acid was obtained with 500 horse-power, 

 and the factory is now proceeding with 

 5,000 horse-power to multiply the pro- 

 duction ten-fold, and the utilization of 

 500,000 horse-power is regarded as pos- 

 sible. A production of 250,000 tons of 

 nitric acid would form strong competitirn 

 for nitrate of soda. Nitrate of lime is to 

 be prepared, the effect of which, for ma- 

 nurial purposes is supposed to be equal to 

 that of sodium nitrate, and, according to 

 latest investigations, is supposed even to 

 excel it. Nature isn't likely to "runout." 



Strawberries 



IF you believe the plants you plant cut any figure in the results; 

 if you think think the best is none too good for you, and cheap- 

 est in the end, and if you want to be sure of getting the variety you 

 buy, in a condition to make the most for you, I ask you to investigate 



THE PLANTS I GROW 



I don't claim to sell you plants cheaper than anybody else. I am 

 not competing vi'ith the man whose stock has nothing but cheapness 

 to recommend it, and it is not to your interest to buy that kind. My 

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 most prolific plants that can be grown in a favored strawberry climate 

 and that I am selling them at a reasonable price. 



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 Glen Mary. Stephen's Champion, etc. But select your own \'arieties 

 and I will send plants to please you. 



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